- Atavic
- Atavic A*tav"ic, a. [Cf. F. atavique.] Pertaining to a remote ancestor, or to atavism. [1913 Webster]
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Atavic
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atavic — ATÁVIC, Ă, atavici, ce, adj. Transmis prin atavism. – Din fr. atavique. Trimis de ana zecheru, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 atávic adj. m., pl. atávici; f. sg. atávică, pl. atávice … Dicționar Român
atavic — pertaining to a remote ancestor, 1866, from L. atavus ancestor (see ATAVISM (Cf. atavism)) + IC (Cf. ic) … Etymology dictionary
atavic — /euh tav ik/, adj. atavistic. [1865 70; ATAV(ISM) + IC, modeled on F atavique] * * * … Universalium
atavic — adjective ancestral, atavistic … Wiktionary
atavic — at·a·vic (atґə vik) atavistic … Medical dictionary
atàvic — a|tà|vic Mot Pla Adjectiu variable … Diccionari Català-Català
atavic — adj. (Biology) pertaining to atavism (appearance of a trait belonging to a distant ancestor that has been dormant in recent generations) … English contemporary dictionary
atavic — at·a·vic … English syllables
atavic — ˈad.ə(ˌ)vik, ˈatə ; əˈtav , (ˈ)a|t adjective Etymology: probably from French atavique, from Latin atavus ancestor + French ique ic : atavistic … Useful english dictionary
atavistic — adj. 1. 1 displaying characteristics of a previous cultural era or of a previous ancestral form; displaying atavism Syn: atavic, throwback(prenominal) [WordNet 1.5] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
